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'One year faster': Province providing up to $73M to accelerate Gardiner repairs

'One year faster': Province providing up to $73M to accelerate Gardiner repairs

TORONTO — Ontario will provide up to $73 million to help speed up repairs on a busy Toronto highway, so long as work on the Gardiner Expressway can be done around the clock.
BoC's Macklem says he wants growth to pick back up as bank cuts key rate again

BoC's Macklem says he wants growth to pick back up as bank cuts key rate again

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada appeared to be increasingly concerned about the risk of high interest rates slowing the economy and inflation by more than necessary as it delivered a second consecutive rate cut Wednesday.

Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash's cause still a mystery, authorities said.
Ontario considering expanding pharmacists' powers to treat more common ailments

Ontario considering expanding pharmacists' powers to treat more common ailments

TORONTO — Ontario is looking to expand the responsibilities of pharmacists to allow them to treat more illnesses.
K'naan Warsame's debut film to premiere at Toronto film festival's discovery program

K'naan Warsame's debut film to premiere at Toronto film festival's discovery program

TORONTO — Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan Warsame's directorial debut "Mother Mother" is among the films set to have world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival's discovery program.
Naomi Osaka, Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic receive NBO Toronto wild cards

Naomi Osaka, Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic receive NBO Toronto wild cards

TORONTO — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will enter the National Bank Open women's main draw as a wild card. The 26-year-old former world No. 1 returned to tennis in January after taking a break for the birth of her first child.
Rogers CEO predicts 'heightened' wireless churn across sector to persist

Rogers CEO predicts 'heightened' wireless churn across sector to persist

TORONTO — The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says it will likely take the better part of a year before Canada's telecommunications sector sees a calming of the competitive intensity prompting many wireless customers to change carriers.
Toronto police say two dead, two seriously injured in overnight shooting

Toronto police say two dead, two seriously injured in overnight shooting

TORONTO — Toronto police say they're investigating a shooting that left two people dead and two others seriously injured early Wednesday morning. Police say it happened just after 2:30 a.m.
Pankaj Mishra wins Canadian award for international non-fiction writer

Pankaj Mishra wins Canadian award for international non-fiction writer

TORONTO — Indian writer Pankaj Mishra has won a prestigious Canadian award of $75,000 for an international non-fiction author. The Writers' Trust of Canada says Mishra is the second-ever recipient of the Weston International Award.
Lowe's two-run homer lifts Rays over Blue Jays 4-2 as Berrios walks six

Lowe's two-run homer lifts Rays over Blue Jays 4-2 as Berrios walks six

TORONTO — Jose Berrios' search to find the form he exhibited earlier in the season has lingered longer than he would like.
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